TV flap due to Sinclair's greed

Published: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 12:00 a.m.

To The Editor: The Mediacom/Sinclair situation is, in my opinion, simply a matter of greed on the part of Sinclair. Why Sinclair should think it is worth much more than anyone else's signal is beyond me.

Mediacom subscribers need to remember who ultimately pays the tab. If they give in to reportedly excessive demands, others will undoubtedly follow. Remember who ultimately pays for this.

I am a reluctant Mediacom subscriber, but in this case for all its problems, Mediacom is right and should hold the line to no more than any other network provider.

WLOS is not a local station, it's an Asheville station; scant attention is paid to other local areas, in my opinion.

I have contacted the ABC Network and requested that they revoke their contracts with Sinclair, as Sinclair is clearly not acting in the interests of the network or its viewers.

In the end, we, the viewers and subscribers, reluctant or not, lose again as the cost of a greatly overpriced service will only escalate.

<p><b>To The Editor:</b> The Mediacom/Sinclair situation is, in my opinion, simply a matter of greed on the part of Sinclair. Why Sinclair should think it is worth much more than anyone else's signal is beyond me.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>Mediacom subscribers need to remember who ultimately pays the tab. If they give in to reportedly excessive demands, others will undoubtedly follow. Remember who ultimately pays for this.</p><p>I am a reluctant Mediacom subscriber, but in this case for all its problems, Mediacom is right and should hold the line to no more than any other network provider.</p><p>WLOS is not a local station, it's an Asheville station; scant attention is paid to other local areas, in my opinion.</p><p>I have contacted the ABC Network and requested that they revoke their contracts with Sinclair, as Sinclair is clearly not acting in the interests of the network or its viewers.</p><p>In the end, we, the viewers and subscribers, reluctant or not, lose again as the cost of a greatly overpriced service will only escalate.</p><p>Gary Jacobs</p><p>Hendersonville</p>